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Hello,I'm on the hunt for some more of the DM Solar 145w panels. I can still buy them from DM Solar, but I am checking to see if anyone here bought some that they are no longer in need of.I am…Continue

Thank you to everyone on the board. All of our systems have changed together. The final panels ship tomorrow, they all have been purchased at this point. I have deleted the original thread so that…Continue

Hello All,Just a reminder.. or information in case you didn't know. It is time to check acid level in your battery's cells. Acid will boil off as you charge the batteries, as you hear them bubbling…Continue

This is a side note. It is not solar, but I am going to use my array to keep it charged. It is my newest toy ( I've not said that outloud around my wife yet but we know it is) It is called Lectric…Continue

"Moe
thanks for the information I do want to leave my PMW Controllers alone. I understand your Solar Controllers are separate from the wind controller that is good news.
I am checking out the MW&S Charge Controller. It is Butt ugly however you…"

"Hello Dave,
The solar chargers are connected to the battery bank individually and the wind controller is also connected to the same battery bank. The wind generator controller is from MW&S and it works very well. I have both wind generators…"

"OK Big Moe
Thanks for making this.
Are the Solar charge controllers wired in with the wind controllers? I see the wind charge controller are they from Missouri wind and solar?
I hate to asked but couls I get a close up Pic of that? Where did you get…"

"Hello Dave,
I am not familiar with this unit, but the reviews are not that stellar. I'm not seeing the specs on the page.
There is not a controller listed that I can see. I do see that there is a mention of needing one in the…"

"Hello Dave,
I have Model# 45444 , which is one of the units I see at northern tool. It came with the controller that is pictured in their ad. As I have explained that controller was DOA when I got the unit. The generator has actually be very good.…"

"Hello Johann,
There are no inspections in Michigan. So there was nothing to pass inspection. The key to the registration is the VIN number. Most NEV's have a shorter VIN and cannot be registered for standard road use. But this vehicle had a…"

"This is very interesting.
I did not know that there is such thing as a NEV and what it meant until you said some about it. Question....Since you registered the NEV as a regular car, doesn't all the safety features have to work like on a regular…"

"Hello Johann,
Now that is a loaded question... Here is my take. The Leper is my Favorite EV car. But that is with an asterik. When I drive the Leper I do have a bit of range anxiety, but it is not from the batteries.. it is from the…"

"Hello Raymond,
I do have solar on the RV.. but it is only to keep the start and house battery charged when it is not hooked to power. So I am lacking a bit in that area. If we keep it I will expand the solar. At this point we do not use…"

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I decided I would try out the blog section. This is just a bunch of random thoughts I'm tossing out in the form of a letter. I've learned a bit this week and thought I would share.

First... I had my battery bank setup with bus bars. A guy in our maint. shop at work cut me some bars out of stainless bar stock. I drilled the needed holes at my shop at home and installed the bars. I thought it all was working very well. I was talking to another maint.…

The panels are on sale again in Orlando...149.00 I'll have to wait until the next sale.Let us all know how the change over goes and give us some good details.Right now I'm happy w/ 12v system,but I'd like to see your results.

Wow, Those are some serious batteries. Must have cost a small fortune. Nice set-up and installation. Have thought about wind turbine but don't think I am in a location that will ever produce enough power to make it worthwhile. Wind only blows less than (est) 10% that would make any turbine spin.

Hello and thank you Bill, I do love the batteries... It is hard to keep them full in the winter. I'm hoping the wind turbine will help in this area. We don't get massive wind, but I have a large open field behind my barn that funnels it in. If all works out I will be adding another 6 cells to the battery bank by the end of spring.